| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Gregory Mooney | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1981 | Stella Maris | ||
| 1981–1983 | Home Farm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Wrexham (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1987–1991 | Preston North End | 128 | (26) |
| 1991–1993 | Sunderland | 27 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | → Burnley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Shelbourne | 60 | (13) |
| 1995–1999 | Bohemians | 117 | (19) |
| 1999–2001 | UCD | 39 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Monaghan United | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Republic of Ireland U-21s | 4 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Mooney, (born 2 February 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer who made his name as a skilful winger in English football. Mooney was spotted in 1983 by Liverpool playing for Irish schoolboy club Home Farm F.C. where he had won a FAI Youth Cup. He went to school at St. Joseph's C.B.S. in Fairview.
Mooney played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team that qualified for the 1983 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship where despite remaining unbeaten in a group that included eventual winners France they were eliminated. Mooney scoring against the French at Elland Road.[1] He also played at the 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship.
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